New 401(k) Plan Option Allows
Business Owners to Stash More

If you're like millions of Americans, your retirement account has been savaged by the stock-market plunge.

That leaves you three basic choices: retiring later, spending less -- or stepping up contributions to your 401(k).

Now, a new type of 401(k) is allowing thousands of people to make up some lost ground by putting aside a bigger portion of their income than they could have last year. The option applies to the estimated 17.6...